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Free will is a confusing term. If you mean in the sense of physical indeterminism and supremacy of will over nature, it probably doesn't exist. But if you mean
by visarga 3y ago
Free will is a confusing term. If you mean in the sense of physical indeterminism and supremacy of will over nature, it probably doesn't exist. But if you mean "taking decisions for your own reasons" it's another thing, perfectly ok to exist.
People mix the physical sense with the psychological sense of "free will", making a salad of the whole debate. If they made it clear what they mean probably there would be much less to disagree about.
- dmillar 3y agoThis is perhaps why many frame this debate around what free will is: "free will is an illusion" vs "free will does not exist." It bends away from fatalism. The science and theory behind determinism seems plausible to me, nonetheless I feel like I can make decisions in my life. That's what matters, and that's what will keep society from unraveling were this to be truly realized by the masses.